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Colorado LLC Foreign Registration in Vermont

An LLC formed in Colorado that wants to do business in Vermont files an online registration (no form number), with $155 in state fees. Vermont also wants Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing (free), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Colorado records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Colorado vs Vermont: the paperwork

	Colorado formed here	Vermont registering here
Document	Colorado Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Registration (Register a Foreign Business Online) (no form number)
State fee	No fee	$155 at order
How it is handled	Colorado: online as an instant PDF	Filed online with Vermont
Office	Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.state.co.us	sos.vermont.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Periodic Report, $25, every year	Annual Report, $170, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	Within 3 months after end of the foreign LLC's fiscal year on record
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Online processing: less than one business day
Agent	Your Colorado registered agent	Our Vermont registered agent

How Colorado companies register with Vermont

Order the Colorado certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing (free) is ordered from Colorado separately; it is not part of our Vermont order. An instant Colorado certificate reaches Vermont only hours old, well inside the limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Vermont registered agent, with your Colorado name and formation date and the certificate attached. Colorado issues the certificate instantly, so the Vermont filing can go in the same day. Once Vermont approves it, the Colorado company can do business there.

First-year cost, Colorado to Vermont

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Colorado	No fee
Our service, with a year of Vermont registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Colorado certificate included	$354

Will your Colorado name work for Vermont?

If Vermont's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Colorado company. Vermont can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Your Vermont agent and the Colorado one

Colorado and Vermont both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Colorado; ours takes Vermont's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Vermont and Colorado

Each year your LLC files Colorado's Periodic Report ($25) and Vermont's Annual Report ($170). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Colorado plus Vermont comes to $344 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Colorado to Vermont

A corporation formed in Colorado files its own registration with Vermont ($155 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing (free)). After that come Colorado's Periodic Report ($25) and Vermont's Annual Report ($250). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Vermont into Colorado

An LLC formed in Vermont that registers with Colorado files Colorado's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees; no Vermont certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Colorado owners ask about Vermont

Does my Colorado company need to register in Vermont?

Yes, once a Colorado business operates there; Vermont law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Vermont registration cost?

$354 at checkout, plus Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing, which is free.

Do I need Colorado's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Vermont wants it (free), no more than 90 days old at filing.

How long does the Vermont registration take?

Vermont's online processing takes less than one business day; Colorado's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing.

What are the yearly costs for Colorado and Vermont?

$344 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Colorado and $170 to Vermont for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Vermont?

A Colorado company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Vermont can add a penalty of $50 a day, up to $10,000 a year.

Does Vermont require a registered agent?

Yes: the Colorado registered agent stays, and ours covers Vermont for year one.

Will Vermont accept my Colorado name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Colorado name at home.

Can I form a new Vermont LLC instead?

Yes, but Colorado keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Vermont's Annual Report ($45), and the original keeps Colorado's Periodic Report.

How do I withdraw from Vermont later?

Colorado companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation; until then, Vermont's report stays due alongside Colorado's filings.

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